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dropped by the first wave of Pathfinder night bombers; meanwhile, incendiary bombs dropped on the correct location were quickly smothered, wherever possible. Drums of oil were also ignited to simulate the effect of a blazing city or town, with the aim of fooling subsequent waves of bombers into
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The Devonian and Silurian rocks are generally more resistant to weathering than the limestone, and form some of the highest points on the hills, including the highest at Black Down, 325 metres (1068 ft) above sea level. Black Down is a
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a bombing decoy town was constructed on Black Down, which was intended to represent the blazing lights of a town which had omitted to follow black-out regulations. The decoy, known under the code name
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from the original code SF (Special Fire) used fires of creosote and water to simulate incendiary bombs exploding. In addition glow boxes were used to simulate the streets and railways of
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of anti aircraft rockets. The success of this endeavour is questionable, with no ground indications that the hills were used as targets. Piles of stones (known as
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period between 400 and 362 million years ago, with younger Portishead Beds of limestone and Black Nore Sandstone on either side. As a result of the
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for Natural Environment Research Council, Institute of Geological Sciences, Geographical Survey and Museum. pp. 7, 10–11, 16 & 34–38.
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This article is about a hill in the Mendip Hills. For range of hills along the Somerset-Devon border, see
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Both the World War II bombing decoy complex and round barrow cemetery are included on the
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The decoys were fitted with dim red lights, simulating activities like the stoking of
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dropping their bombs on the wrong location. The site was home to a
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word 'Blac' or 'Bloec' meaning bleak, 'Dun' meaning down or fort.
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structures, with an east-west trend, each with a core of older
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A three-year project from 2013 to 2016 has been funded by the
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A view across Black Down from Beacon Batch in the Mendip Hills
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Structures on the Heritage at Risk register in Somerset
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Stanbridge: Dovecote press. p. 24. 576:Somerset Landscapes: Geology and landforms 522:Somerset Landscapes: Geology and landforms 307:The summit area of Black Down is known as 38: 750:Extract from record of Scheduled Monument 545:Kellaway, G. A.; Welch, F. B. A. (1948). 279:area, with its steeper slopes covered in 907:. Discovering Black Down. Archived from 761: 759: 757: 578:. Usk: Blackbarn Books. pp. 25–28. 524:. Usk: Blackbarn Books. pp. 26–27. 431: 209:and is approximately 1 km long. 7: 1645:Brimble Pit and Cross Swallet Basins 727:A field Guide to Somerset Archeology 1841:King John's Hunting Lodge, Axbridge 706:. Natural England. pp. 122–128 881:. English Heritage. Archived from 853:National Heritage List for England 303:Beacon Batch round barrow cemetery 32:Blackdown Hills National Landscape 25: 931: 440:"More Relative Hills of Britain" 47: 1700:Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill 725:Adkins, Lesley and Roy (1992). 600:"Black Down Geology Fact Sheet" 547:Bristol and Gloucester District 188:. The summit is marked with an 184:, and provides a view over the 1795:Wurt Pit and Devil's Punchbowl 769:. Newbury: Countryside Books. 1: 1775:Sandpit Hole and Bishop's Lot 1933:Bath and North East Somerset 1770:St. Dunstan's Well Catchment 1615:Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill 1449:St. Dunstan's Well Catchment 627:. British Geological Survey 164:is the highest hill in the 2053: 787:Davies, Les (March 2009). 574:Haslett, Simon K. (2010). 520:Haslett, Simon K. (2010). 464:"Key Col for Beacon Batch" 254:Variscan mountain-building 216:area mostly consisting of 69:325 m (1,066 ft) 29: 1690:Compton Martin Ochre Mine 1334:Compton Martin Ochre Mine 789:"Starfish and subterfuge" 410:Heritage at Risk Register 46: 704:Character Area Appraisal 605:. Discovering Black Down 485:"Autumn newsletter 2007" 1897:National Cycle Route 24 1831:Charterhouse Roman Town 1740:Kingdown and Middledown 1469:Tyning's Barrow Swallet 671:Atthill, Robin (1976). 646:Atthill, Robin (1976). 370:Shepperton Film Studios 765:Brown, Donald (1999). 376:of the city's railway 353: 244:with the oldest being 1969:North Somerset Levels 1866:East Somerset Railway 1444:St Cuthbert's Swallet 940:at Wikimedia Commons 421:Heritage Lottery Fund 348: 1998:51.31156°N 2.74170°W 938:Black Down, Somerset 311:. 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Index

Beacon Batch
Blackdown Hills National Landscape

Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
The Wrekin
Listing
Marilyn
Mendip Hills
England
OS grid
ST484572
Topo map
OS
Mendip Hills
Somerset
England
Bristol Channel
Weston-super-Mare
Chew Valley
Ordnance Survey
trig point
Mendip Hills AONB
Burrington Combe
car park
open-access
moors
heather
bracken

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